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International Trade Relations, USA/Canada
As global economic conditions continue volatile, even unstable, Canada is in the midst of negotiating several trade agreements, and is also suffering some trade complications. For the past several years the governments of Europe, Asia, and the Americas have been embarking on multi- and bi-lateral trade deals, with varying levels of success. Chief among these…
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2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement Expiry
As first published in your Madison’s Lumber Reporter September 25, 2014, the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement expires in a year. So far the apparent position of Canada is simply to renew as is, even though the US Lumber Coalition has already said it has grave concerns about key points of the Agreement and does…
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2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement
Last week at the Forest Economic Advisors’ Forest Products Forum at the World Forestry Center in Portland, OR, the US Lumber Coalition stated it does not support simply extending the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement when it expires on October 12, 2015. The agreement was renewed in 2013 with no changes. If it is allowed…
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Developments with Softwood Lumber Agreement
Fast on the heels of a London Court of Arbitration (LCIA) ruling this week on a penalty charged to Ontario and Quebec softwood lumber exporters to the US is an item Thursday in the Globe and Mail featuring a statement by the Conseil dè l’industrie forestiere du Québec (QFIC). 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement In an…
